Parkside, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Parkside
City:Mount Isa
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.7368°N 139.4881°W
Pop:1530
Postcode:4825
Area:1.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1.6
Dir1:SE
Location1:Mount Isa CBD
Dist2:906
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1827
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:City of Mount Isa
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Miles End
Near-Ne:Mount Isa City
Near-E:Mornington
Near-Se:Healy
Near-S:Happy Valley
Near-Sw:Mount Isa (locality)
Near-W:Mount Isa (locality)
Near-Nw:Mount Isa (locality)

Parkside is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

Geography

The Leichhardt River flows north-south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River).[2] [3] Parkside is a "mineside" suburb.

History

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of St Joseph on Railway Avenue in 1923 and operated there until 1984. In 1964, the Sisters established a secondary school for girls called San Jose Catholic Secondary School (also known as San Jose College) on Twenty-Third Avenue. Both schools closed as part of a rationalisation and amalgamation of Catholic schools in Mount Isa. On 29 January 1985, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School relocated to the San Jose site in Twenty-Third Avenue, while the San Jose College amalgamated with St Kieran's Christian Brothers College in Menzies to form the co-educational Mount Isa Catholic High School (later renamed Good Shepherd Catholic College) at the former St Kieran's site at Menzies.[4]

Mount Isa State High School opened on 2 February 1953. It closed on 31 December 2002. In 2003 it amalgamated with Kalkadoon State High School to create Spinifex State College with two campuses, a junior campus (7-9) at the former Mount Isa State High School site and a senior campus (10-12) at the former Kalkadoon State High School (in Pioneer).[5] Mount Isa State High School's website has been archived.[6]

Demographics

In the, Parkside had a population of 1,784 people.

In the, Parkside had a population of 1,532 people.

In the, Parkside had a population of 1,530 people.

Heritage listings

Parkside has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Spinifex State College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls [9] [10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 817 students with 77 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program. The junior campus (Years 7-9) is at 6-16 Fifth Avenue (-20.7348°N 139.4871°W), while the senior campus is in Pioneer to the north-east.[12]

St Joseph's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 - 60 Twenty-Third Avenue (-20.7447°N 139.4912°W).[13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 313 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).

There is no government primary school in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Happy Valley State School in neighbouring Happy Valley to the south.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2017-01-02. Mount Isa. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064015/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/onenightstand/17/location/. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219064156/https://www.miningpeople.com.au/news/this-mining-life-mount-isa-qld. 2020-12-19. 2020-12-19. Mining People International. en.
  4. Web site: School History. St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109131353/https://www.sjmtsv.catholic.edu.au/about/school-history/. 2019-11-09. 2019-11-09.
  5. Web site: 2020-04-06 . Campuses . 2022-04-24 . Spinifex State College . en.
  6. Web site: 2002-11-29 . Home . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021129144008/http://mtisashs.qld.edu.au:80/ . 2002-11-29 . 2022-04-24 . Mount Isa State High School.
  7. 11 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Mount Isa tent house on the move. Cillekens. Emma. 15 March 2013. ABC North West Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018053639/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/03/15/3716535.htm. 18 October 2017. live. 18 October 2017.
  9. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  10. Web site: 2020-04-06. Spinifex State College. 2022-02-12. Spinifex State College. en. 13 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210313044125/https://spinifexsc.eq.edu.au/. live.
  11. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior Campus. 21 November 2018. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812040510/https://spinifexsc.eq.edu.au/. live.
  13. Web site: St Joseph's Catholic School. 21 November 2018. 21 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221054843/https://www.sjmtsv.catholic.edu.au/. live.
  14. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.